If you have been pregnant more then once...

CelticWife · March 2010

When did you no longer fit in your regular clothes? My jeans are really tight (hello bloat!) and I was wondering when people generally had to make the switch to a bigger size or maternity clothes?

I never used a bella band; are they really that good?

novemberweddin · March 2010

with my first pregnancy i was in maternity clothes at around 5 months. with my second i was in maternity at about 3 months LOL and yes, alot was bloat but i figured if i already had them, why not wear them. if it was socially acceptable to wear them now (w/out being pregnant i would be in them still when i felt bloated)

Kellina · March 2010

Well, I've only been PG once and had to get maternity pants at 10 weeks!!! LMAO!

I never tried a bella band, but I really liked the pants with just a small band of elastic at the top... not full belly, or even half belly, just like a 4" band of elastic. HTH!

trizzie · March 2010

I looooooooooooooooved the bella band. I was able to wear my regular jeans until 20 weeks because of it the first time around. I already have it ready to go for this time!

Smores730 · March 2010

I had a lot of bloat that made my pants very uncomfortable for me at the beginning of my pregnancy. I bought a bella band at 7 weeks and loved that damn thing! I wore after my pregnancy too for about a month so I got a ton of use out of it.

punkfiction_v.3 · March 2010

this time i can still wear my pre preg pants - my fat is just above that LOL

618mom22boys · March 2010

1st I want to say CONGRATS!

I am still wearing my prepregnancy clothes.

vanillacourage · March 2010

I used the Bella band in tandem with the hair-tye-through-the-buttonhole trick until I gave into maternity clothes at 19w. That was the first time around, who knows how #2 will be.

JulyFiveBride · March 2010

I can still wear my "fat pants" right now, lol. I waited way longer to wear maternity clothes this time because I knew I'd be sick of them by the end of pregnancy. I wore my reg. jeans buttoned until probably 20ish weeks, then I wore them unbuttoned with a bella band for awhile. But I don't think the bella band is as awesome as other people seem to. My pants were constantly sliding off, so I finally gave in and switched to maternity.

KGsky · March 2010

CelticWife:
When did you no longer fit in your regular clothes? My jeans are really tight (hello bloat!) and I was wondering when people generally had to make the switch to a bigger size or maternity clothes?

I never used a bella band; are they really that good?

I had an odd reversal of fortune.? I was not fitting regular clothes at 10 weeks with my first pregnancy.? Since I gained so much with the pregnancy and never lost it, when I got pg again, and dropped 15 lbs due to m/s, I fit my regular clothes up until a month or two ago.? (BTW, that doesn't mean I'm small now, it just means that I was pretty large before).? Anyway,

point is: Bella bands are really that good.? Just make sure you have a shirt that will cover your fly.

MattsWifey<3 · March 2010

with PG #2 I was in maternity clothes by 8-10 weeks. It was like I POAS and I instantly had a bump the next day. lol.

nic326 · March 2010

If I remember correctly I was around 20 weeks before I was in maternity clothing but I was able to be in my own pants/jeans with the Bella Band up until about 38 weeks. I loved it so much I pretty much destroyed the thing with so much wear. I was just shopping for a new one!

tifvolley · March 2010

MattsWifey<3:
with PG #2 I was in maternity clothes by 8-10 weeks. It was like I POAS and I instantly had a bump the next day. lol.

This was me too. The bloat the 2nd time around was terrible and by the time it went away, I had a little bump. I'm pg around the same time of year, but have no maternity clothing for Spring, because I didn't quite need it yet when I was last pg!

Clotho! · March 2010

about 3-4 months w/ my second. i used a bella band and hated it. it never stayed put so I was constantly trying to fix it plus if it didn't lay exactly right you could tell that my pants were not buttoned. I'd just go w/ maternity clothes. I'm w/ pp about wearing them now if i could

djandkellen · March 2010

I probably got to a little after 20 wks (maybe 22 or so) in my reg jeans with rubber bands and the Bella Band. I think the bella band is great thing! I used it more with my last pg than this one b/c I was working during my last one - this one I could just wear jeans and my yoga pants and other things b/c I SAH now.

It's worth the investment.

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